2007 VOLVO XC90 sensor

2007 Volvo XC90
OFF indicator lamp will be off and remain off.
If a person of adult size is sitting in the front passenger's seat, but \
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lamp is on, it is possible that the person isn't sitting prope\
rly in the seat. If this happens:
l Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to place the seat back in an upr\
ight position.
pg. 22 Safety
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)
l Have the person sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion, w\
ith the person's legs
comfortably extended.
l Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for abou\
t two minutes. This will allow
the system to detect that person and enable the passenger's frontal airb\
ag.
l If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp remains on even after this, t\
he person should be
advised to ride in the rear seat.
This condition reflects limitations of the OWS classification capability\
. It does not indicate OWS
malfunction.
Modifications
If you are considering modifying your vehicle in any way to accommodate \
a disability, for example by
altering or adapting the driver's or front passenger's seat(s) and/or \
airbag systems, please contact Volvo
at:
In the USA:
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
P.O. Box 914
Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-0914
1-800-458-1552
In Canada:
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp.
National Customer Service
175 Gordon Baker Road
North York, Ontario M2H 2N7
1-800-663-8255
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WARNING!
l No objects that add to the total weight on the seat should be placed on \
the front passenger's seat. If
a child is seated in the front passenger's seat with any additional weig\
ht, this extra weight could cause
the OWS system to enable the airbag, which might cause it to deploy in t\
he event of a collision,
thereby injuring the child.
l The seat belt should never be wrapped around an object on the front pass\
enger's seat. This could
interfere with the OWS system's function.
l The front passenger's seat belt should never be used in a way that exert\
s more pressure on the
passenger than normal. This could increase the pressure exerted on the w\
eight sensor by a child, and
could result in the airbag being enabled, which might cause it to deploy\
in the event of a collision,
thereby injuring the child.
pg. 23 Safety
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)
WARNING!
Keep the following points in mind with respect to the OWS system. Failur\
e to follow these
instructions could adversely affect the system's function and result in \
serious injury to the occupant of
the front passenger's seat:
l The full weight of the front seat passenger should always be on the seat\
cushion. The passenger
should never lift him/herself off the seat cushion using the armrest in \
the door or the center console,
by pressing the feet on the floor, by sitting on the edge of the seat cu\
shion, or by pressing against the
backrest in a way that reduces pressure on the seat cushion. This could \
cause OWS to disable the
front passenger's side airbag.
l Do not place any type of object on the front passenger's seat in such a \
way that jamming, pressing,
or squeezing occurs between the object and the front seat, other than as\
a direct result of the correct
use of the ALR/ELR seat belt (see
page 30).
l No objects should be placed under the front passenger's seat. This could\
interfere with the OWS
system's function.
pg. 24 Safety
Side impact (SIPS) airbag
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WARNING!
A child seat should never be used in the front passenger seat of any veh\
icle with a front passenger
airbag - not even if the "Passenger airbag off" symbol near the rear-vie\
w mirror is illuminated (on
vehicles equipped with Occupant Weight Sensor). If the severity of an a\
ccident were to cause the
airbag to inflate, this could lead to serious injury or death to a child\
seated in this position.
WARNING!
Always refer to the child restraint manufacturer's instructions for deta\
iled information on securing the
restraint.
pg. 32 Safety
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WARNING!
l An infant seat must be in the rear-facing position only.
l The infant seat should not be positioned behind the driver's seat unless\
there is adequate space for
safe installation.
WARNING!
A child seat should never be used in the front passenger seat of any veh\
icle with a front passenger
airbag - not even if the "Passenger airbag off" symbol near the rear-vie\
w mirror is illuminated (on
vehicles equipped with Occupant Weight Sensor). If the severity of an a\
ccident were to cause the
airbag to inflate, this could lead to serious injury or death to a child\
seated in this position.
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The convertible seat can be removed by unbuckling the seat belt and lett\
ing it retract completely.
WARNING!
A child seat should never be used in the front passenger seat of any veh\
icle with a front passenger
airbag - not even if the "Passenger airbag off" symbol near the rear-vie\
w mirror is illuminated (on
vehicles equipped with Occupant Weight Sensor). If the severity of an a\
ccident were to cause the
airbag to inflate, this could lead to serious injury or death to a child\
seated in this position.
pg. 37 Safety
Booster cushions
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NOTE: The system activates automatically when the engine is started, and can \
be deactivated by
pressing this button (e.g. when towing a trailer) or reactivated if ne\
cessary.
pg. 53 Instruments and controls
Switches in the center console

Temporarily disconnecting the alarm sensors (option)
See
page 112 for more details.

Auxiliary lights
This button is used to switch on auxiliary lights (if installed). A li\
ght in the button will light up to
indicate that the auxiliary lights are illuminated.

12 volt socket
This 12 volt socket can be used to plug in certain accessories such as c\
ellular telephones, etc. The
ignition key must be in position I (or higher) for the auxiliary socke\
t to function.
NOTE: The auxiliary sockets can also be used for cigarette lighters, which ar\
e available as accessories
at your Volvo retailer.

Power child locks (option)
See
page 110 for more information on this function.
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1. Headlight/parking light switch
2. Front fog lights
3. Rear fog light
4. Instrument panel lighting
5. Fuel filler door unlock button
Parking lights
The front and rear parking lights can be turned on even when the ignitio\
n is switched off.
- Turn switch 1 to position
. The license plate lights also illuminate when the parking lights are
switched on.
Headlights
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- The low beam headlights (daytime running lights) illuminate automati\
cally, except when the light
switch (1) is in position
1.
See
page 58 for information on switching between high and low beams.
NOTE: Active Bi-Xenon headlights (option): Turn the headlight switch to pos\
ition 0 to activate a
daylight sensor, which automatically switches the low beams on or off, d\
epending on ambient light
conditions. When driving in daylight, the headlights will switch off and\
the daytime running lights will
come on. In darkness, the daytime running lights will switch off and the\
Active Bi-Xenon headlights
will switch on.
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period.
l A short pull on the lever will wash the windshield only.
l When approximately 1 US quart (1 liter) remains in the washer fluid re\
servoir, the headlights will not
be washed when the lever is pulled to conserve washer fluid for the wind\
shield.
Rain sensor (option)
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper speed according to the amo\
unt of water on the windshield.
The sensitivity of the sensor can be adjusted by twisting ring 1 up (the wipers will s\
weep the windshield
more frequently) or down (the wipers will sweep the windshield less fr\
equently).
Activating the rain sensor:
- Turn the ignition key to at least position I and put the windshield wi\
per lever in position 0.
- Press button 2.
A light in the button will light up to indicate that the rain sensor is \
active.
Deactivating the rain sensor:
- Press button 2.
or
- Move the windshield wiper lever down to another position.
Moving the lever up will not deactivate the rain sensor. Doing so will c\
ause the wipers to sweep the
windshield until the lever is released, at which time the wipers return \
to rain sensor mode.
pg. 60 Instruments and controls
Right-side steering wheel lever
The rain sensor is also deactivated when the key is removed from the ign\
ition.
CAUTION!
The rain sensor should be deactivated when washing the vehicle in an aut\
omatic car wash, etc. If the
rain sensor function is left on, the wipers will start inadvertently in \
the car wash and could be
damaged.
Continuous wiper function.
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